Factbox: Foreign investment in Saudi Arabia
Scandal surrounding the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has shrunk the attendance of senior executives from multinational companies at this week’s Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh.
Saudi prince has ‘blood on his hands’ over Khashoggi – Erdogan adviser
An adviser to Turkey’s leader said on Wednesday Saudi Arabia’s crown prince had “blood on his hands” over Jamal Khashoggi’s killing, the bluntest comments yet from someone linked to Tayyip Erdogan about Riyadh’s de facto ruler in connection with the de…
Saudi prince has ‘blood on his hands’ over Khashoggi: Erdogan adviser
An adviser to Turkey’s leader said on Wednesday Saudi Arabia’s crown prince had “blood on his hands” over Jamal Khashoggi’s killing, the bluntest comments yet from someone linked to Tayyip Erdogan about Riyadh’s de facto ruler in connection with the de…
Pope sacks bishop of Memphis over management issues
Pope Francis has removed from office Bishop Martin Holley of Memphis, Tennessee, the Vatican said on Wednesday.
In Brazil’s poor northeast, right-winger makes inroads
The home of Crenilton Santos Ferreira and his wife, Claudia Adriana, sits at the end of a sandy path in the scorched northeast Brazilian state of Maranhao, the poorest in the nation.
British court blocks U.S. attempt to extradite former HSBC trader
Britain’s Supreme Court has blocked an appeal by U.S. prosecutors seeking to extradite former HSBC trader Stuart Scott to face fraud charges over allegations that he and a colleague defrauded client Cairn Energy in a $3.5 billion currency trade in 2011…
Storm Willa dumps heavy rain over Mexico as it weakens inland
Willa’s fierce winds eased as the storm barreled inland over Mexico early on Wednesday, unleashing heavy rains after causing power outages and toppling trees on the coast, though no deaths have been reported, officials and forecasters said.
Trump says Saudi prince may be behind Khashoggi death
U.S. President Donald Trump, in his toughest comments yet, said Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince bore ultimate responsibility for the operation that led to Jamal Khashoggi’s killing, piling pressure on his ally amid a global outcry over the journalist’s dea…
Malaysia’s Mahathir pledges to help end violence in Thai south
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad promised on Wednesday to do what could to bring peace to neighboring Thailand’s insurgency-plagued south.
Madrid bans electric scooters from city’s sidewalks
Madrid’s government banned electric scooters from sidewalks on Wednesday to both remove a threat to pedestrians and help regulate alternative transport technologies that have become more popular amid efforts to cut air pollution.
